OCSS

Our Staff

Professional Staff

Dan Bernhart Dan Barnhart, Ed.D. (Director)
Dr. Dan Barnhart serves as the Director of Off-Campus Student Services at UMBC. Before his time at UMBC he worked in Student Affairs and as a faculty member at Stevenson University and Harford Community College. Dan received a Bachelor's degree from James Madison University after serving four years in the US Army Signal Corps. He received a Master's degree in Counseling from Wake Forest University and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from George Washington University. He is a student-centered professional who always looks for ways to connect with students in and out of the classroom. His research interests are persistence factors for veterans, commuters, and transfers.
Ben Goldberg Ben Goldberg, M.A. (Assistant Director)
Ben has been at UMBC since 2008. He oversees the Commuter Assistant program, as well as other areas of the department including assessment and Neighbor Relations. He also works with transfer and veteran student programs. He enjoys helping students make the most of their unique UMBC experience.
Lauren Tabbacchino Lauren Tabbacchino, M.A. (Coordinator)
Lauren began her career at UMBC in January 2013. Lauren comes from New Jersey where she completed her Bachelor's degree in Communications at Ramapo College, and her Master's degree in Counseling at Kean University. Prior to her work at UMBC, Lauren worked as a Graduate Assistant in the Center for Student Involvement and the Women's Center at Ramapo College. She enjoys helping students develop personal and academic goals, as well as learning from and with them about campus-life at UMBC.
Donnell James Donnell James (Administrative Assistant II)
Don has worked at UMBC since 2010. He assists with supervising Commuter Assistants and Graduate Assistants. In addition to his general administrative duties, Don also manages Off-Campus Housing operations and the MTA All Access Pass Program here at OCSS. Prior to working at UMBC, Don worked at the Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing as an Undergraduate/Graduate Academic Program Coordinator in The Acute and Chronic Care Department.
Jessica Sadler Jessica Sadler (Graduate Assistant)
Jessica has worked at the office of Off-Campus Student Services since August 2012 when she began her graduate coursework in UMBC's Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages M.A. program. After receiving her B.A. in English from UMBC in 2009, Jessica taught high school English in Baltimore County. In 2010, she received the Fulbright ETA Grant and taught English as a Second Language for two years in Thailand's countryside and Bangkok.

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